Shoe.



No. 728,235. PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.

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SHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY-29, 1902.

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SNITED STATES Patented May 19, 1903.

PATENT FFIcE.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 728,235, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed May 29, 1902. Serial No. 109,441. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES C. HOYT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookline, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

In the manufacture of boots and shoes the heel counter or stiffener, of molded leather, is arranged between the quarter and shoelining, with both of which it is lasted in, In the wear of shoes having the heel counter or stiffener thus arranged I have observed thatthe shoe-lining, commonly of cotton drill or duck, is very apt to rot and break away in the vicinity of the heel long before the same lining gives way in other parts of the shoe. My investigation to determine, if possible, the cause of this leads me to believe that the early rotting and breaking away of the lining at the heel, above referred to, is due largely to the heat or perspiration from the foot combining with the tannic acid or other element in the counter, and, perhaps,with the paste used when inserting the counter, in a mannertocausetheinterposedlining,through which, of course, the combined action takes place, to become quickly rotted and thereafter easily broken. My invention aims to prevent this combined action by interposing between the heel-counter and the shoe-lining a protecting member, preferably a paraffined or other moisture-proof fabric. By preventing or tending to prevent the moisture from the foot reaching the counter the action referred to is, of course, prevented or reduced and the life of the cotton lining prolonged, with consequent increase of wear in the shoe. The presence of this additional fabric member betweenthe shoe-lining and counter-also serves as a cushion at the sides of the heel of the wearer, rendering the shoe more comfortable when upon the foot and protecting the lining against wear such as ordinarily results from direct contact with rough inner face of the counter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, in perspective, shows a shoe made in accordance with my invention, a portion of the shoe at the heel thereof being broken away to better invention is concerned. At the heel of the shoe where broken away, Fig. 1, I have shown the usual heel counter or stiffener 6, shown as and preferably of molded leather and inserted between the quarters and the usual shoe-liningf, said counter being lasted in over the heel with the lining and quarters in usual manner, or otherwise inserted, as may be desired, in the otherwise preferred construction of the shoe. In accordance with-my invention there is interposed between the shoe-lin ing f and the inner face of the counter e a protection member 9, preferably of paraliined or waterproof fabric or'other substance that will prevent or resist such combination of acid or other element or elements of the counter or paste thereon from combining to the detriment of the interposed shoe-lining f. This protection member 9 may be of desired shape and introduced inany desired manner. I find it convenient touse a protection member of the general shape of the counter, as herein shown, though slightly larger than the counter, and the same at its edges may be cemented or preferably stitched, as at g, to the shoe-lining-as,forinstance,duringvamping, where the vamping-stitches include also the shoe-lining. When the counter is inserted prior to lasting, its inner face may be coated with a paste or cementitious substance the moisture from the foot with the tannic which will cause the protection member to adhere closely to it throughout, thus to enable it to be lasted more smoothly and also to preserve it against possible wrinkling when the shoe is in use. This protection member maylikewise be included in the line or course inner face of the counter and applied there-- with without securing its edges to the shoe- .lining. In any event, as will appear from [O the counter.

Fig. 2, the presence of the protection member 9 between the counter and shoe-lining effectually prevents or tends to prevent the injurious combination and action referred to, 5 and in addition thereto furnishes a cushionwall about the heel of the shoe, which renders the latter more comfortable to the wearer and also a protection for the lining against the wear due to the rough inner face of This protection member by its protecting edge also serves as a support for the counter and aids in preventing the skived upper edge thereof from curling inward, as it is apt to do when permitted to dry after 15 being heated and dampened by use.

My invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein disclosed, but may be varied within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim- 1. A boot or shoe comprising a quarter or quarters, a lining, a heel-counter arranged between said quarter or quarters and said lining, and a protection member interposed between said counter and lining and having a counter-supporting edge extending beyond the upper edge of said counter, and between said quarter or quarters and lining.

2. A boot or shoe comprising a quarter or quarters, a lining, a heel-counter arranged between said quarter or quarters and said lining, and a protection member interposed between said counter and lining and having a countersupporting edge extending beyond the upper edge of said counter, and between the said quarter or quarters and lining, and secured at its said supporting edge independently of said counter.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES C. HOYT.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK L. EMERY, A. E. CHEsLEY. 

